4846. merorah

Lexicon

merorah: Gall, bitterness

Original Word: מְרֹרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mrorah
Pronunciation: meh-ro-RAW
Phonetic Spelling: (mer-o-raw')
Definition: Gall, bitterness
Meaning: bitterness, a bitter thing, bile, venom

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bitter thing, gall

Or mrowrah {mer-o-raw'}; from marar; properly, bitterness; concretely, a bitter thing; specifically bile; also venom (of a serpent) -- bitter (thing), gall.

see HEBREW marar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from marar
Definition
a bitter thing, gall, poison
NASB Translation
bitter (1), bitter things (1), venom (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מְרֹרָה] noun feminine bitter thing, gall, poison; construct מְרוֺרַת Job 20:14; suffix מְרֹרָתוֺ Job 20:25; plural מְרֹרֹת Deuteronomy 32:32, מְרֹרוֺת Job 13:36; —

1 gall, i.e. seat of gall, gall-bladder Job 20:25 ("" גֵּוָה back; compare מְרֵרָה Job 16:30).

2 = poison, מְּתָנִים ׳מ Job 20:14.

3 מְרֹרוֺת bitter thing Job 13:26 (of God's edict of judgment).

4 plural abstract = bitterness; אַשְׁכְּלֹת ׳מ Deuteronomy 32:32 clusters of bitterness ("" עִנְּבְי רוֺשׁ).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root מָרַר (marar), which means "to be bitter."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G2556, κακός (kakos), which means "bad," "evil," or "wicked." While not a direct translation, the concept of bitterness in Hebrew can be related to the idea of evil or badness in Greek, as both convey negative and undesirable qualities or experiences.

Usage: The word מְרֹרָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe bitterness in a literal or metaphorical sense. It can refer to the physical bitterness of substances like bile or venom, as well as the emotional or spiritual bitterness experienced by individuals.

Context: • מְרֹרָה appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts that convey both physical and metaphorical bitterness. It is often associated with the concept of suffering or distress, reflecting the unpleasantness and harshness of certain experiences or substances.
• In Job 13:26, the term is used to describe the bitterness of Job's experiences: "For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth."
• The word is also used in the context of describing the physical bitterness of substances, such as bile, which is a bitter fluid produced by the liver. This usage underscores the unpleasant and harsh nature of bitterness, whether in taste or in life experiences.
• The metaphorical use of מְרֹרָה extends to the emotional and spiritual realms, where it can describe the bitterness of soul or spirit, often resulting from suffering, injustice, or divine judgment.

Forms and Transliterations

מְרֹר֑וֹת מְרֹרֹ֖ת מְרוֹרַ֖ת מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ ממררתו מרורת מררות מררת mə·rō·rō·wṯ mə·rō·rōṯ mə·rō·w·raṯ meroRat meroRot mərōrōṯ mərōrōwṯ mərōwraṯ mim·mə·rō·rā·ṯōw mimeroraTo mimmərōrāṯōw

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 32:32
HEB: ר֔וֹשׁ אַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת מְרֹרֹ֖ת לָֽמוֹ׃
NAS: of poison, Their clusters, bitter.
KJV: of gall, their clusters [are] bitter:
INT: of poison their clusters bitter

Job 13:26
HEB: תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣י מְרֹר֑וֹת וְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִי עֲוֹנ֥וֹת
NAS: For You write bitter things against
KJV: For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess
INT: write against bitter to inherit the iniquities

Job 20:14
HEB: בְּמֵעָ֣יו נֶהְפָּ֑ךְ מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
NAS: is changed To the venom of cobras
KJV: is turned, [it is] the gall of asps
INT: his stomach is changed to the venom of cobras within

Job 20:25
HEB: מִגֵּ֫וָ֥ה וּ֭בָרָק מִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹ יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו
KJV: cometh out of his gall: terrors
INT: of his back the glittering of his gall come and

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4846
4 Occurrences

mə·rō·w·raṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·rō·rōṯ — 2 Occ.
mim·mə·rō·rā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.